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  TRL Marantz Sa-14

After speaking to Paul at TRL I am very curious to hear from those who own this unit what improvements do you hear with the player before and after the mod.

The SA-14 sounds weak in the bass and has no dynamics in comparison to some players like the Sony Scd-1 in stock form. Has anyone compared the TRL Sa-14 to the Sony Scd-1?
La45  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

04-06-05
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08-25-05   Does trl mod any current sony or denon units?   Pardales

08-26-05   Pardales- yes. they have done many current models i believe ...   Lkdog

08-27-05   They're modding a friends audio mirror dac this next week. h ...   Jes45

08-27-05   So excited that i sent the audio mirror to them ups 2 day. i ...   Clio09

09-03-05   This is one long thread! i read a lot of it, but have a que ...   Drrdiamond

09-04-05   Unless you can find a "before and after" owner of ...   Oldpet

09-04-05   Yeah, i'm one happy customer as well. the improvements will ...   Jasonwells

09-05-05   jasonwells- which transport are you using with your dac?   La45

09-05-05   Another way to look at it is, and all this is, is, another w ...   Pardales

09-05-05   Sony scd777es modded by richard kern.   Jasonwells

09-05-05   i sold my trl sony 595 pretty quickly when i moved up to th ...   Lkdog

09-05-05   Pardales good point. i know i've said this before. i don't ...   Oldpet

09-11-05   Oldpet- glad to hear you are enjoying your trl sa14. it is ...   Lkdog

09-12-05   lkdog- or any sa-14 user. how would you rate the trl sa-14 ...   La45

09-12-05   My "non-trl" sa14 is not very pc dependent. at l ...   Drrdiamond

09-12-05   La45- the trl sa14 is better than anything i have had befo ...   Lkdog

09-13-05   lkdog- you seem to have had many opportunities to listen b ...   La45

09-13-05   La45, could you elaborate on the updates available for the s ...   Shuang

09-14-05   La45- well, i actually had pretty limited experience in lis ...   Lkdog

09-16-05   Shuang- paul was not very specific about the update but i w ...   La45

09-16-05   Has anybody compared the trl sa-14 to the 3910 mods by apl, ...   Baranyi

09-18-05   I am looking to do something immediately with a cd player. ...   Baranyi

09-18-05   Hi bob i've never heard the apl, and probably never will. ...   Oldpet

09-18-05   Baranyi, tell us where you live. perhaps there's an owner of ...   Tvad

09-19-05   Baranyi - call or email paul at trl. he has had representa ...   Lkdog

09-19-05   After following this post for several months i finally found ...   Pardales

09-24-05   Baranyi: have you had the opportunity to hear any of the mod ...   Jes45

09-24-05   Bob: glad to hear that you made it to ezra's. he is a wonder ...   Jes45

09-24-05   I listened to the trl sa-14 and came away very impressed. i ...   Baranyi

09-24-05   Baranyi- i forgot that ezra lives in the chicago area. he k ...   Lkdog

09-25-05   Thank you. i have a question whether all the version 2 mara ...   Baranyi

09-25-05   Baranyi- here is a link with a small picture of an sa14 v1. ...   Lkdog

09-25-05   This link is much better picture: http://www.marantz.com/p ...   Lkdog

09-25-05   My understanding was that all the version 2's were in the ch ...   Pardales

09-26-05   Thanks for the links. while the black is certainly nice, i ...   Baranyi

09-26-05   Has anyone here heard or owned a stock sony xa777es? and if ...   Vertigo

09-26-05   Once i get my trl sa-14 i will be able to tell you as i owne ...   Pardales

09-26-05   Baranyi and pardales- agreed. the champagne is really sweet ...   Lkdog

09-27-05   Well i tracked down a marantz sa-14 version one in black. i ...   Baranyi

09-27-05   Is everyone still thrilled with this player? i am about to ...   Baranyi

09-27-05: Clio09
Go for it. I just got my Audio Mirror DAC back from TRL and combined with my TRL Alesis ML9600 transport I have noticed a huge improvement in clarity right out of the box. While it is a bit lean right now as the DAC, as well as the CRL digital cable are breaking in, sonically it is at this point much better than the stock Audio Mirror unit. I realize this isn't a TRL Marantz SA-14, but I'm told by TRL this is a step below based on what they were able to accomplish. Knowing that, I can only imagine what the TRL Marantz SA-14 can sound like. If I go with a one box unit in the future, the Marantz will be my race horse. No question in my mind at this point.
Clio09  (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


09-27-05   Baranyi- you will not be disappointed. have fun!   Lkdog

09-27-05   Do it! also know that trl offers your money back on the mod ...   Pardales

09-27-05   Bob, by all mean, i am the one got the a trl dv-9500 that go ...   Hchi

09-27-05   Bob. you'll be happy you did. think about it - if you can ...   Oldpet

09-28-05   As you guys recall i posted my impressions of how different ...   Jsala

09-28-05   I bought the sa-14 yesterday and even stock it trounced the ...   Baranyi

09-28-05   I have had my unit modded now for about 6 weeks. yes without ...   Lithojoe

09-30-05   Hello all, i've been away for a while, trying to fully under ...   Jes45

09-30-05   Welcome to all the new owners of the trl sa14! it really sti ...   Lkdog


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